Garmin 740 S Owners Manual

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Navigation 
3. Complete an action:
• Touch a location on the chart.
•  Touch and drag the screen to pan to a new location. Touch a location on the chart.
4.  Select  Create Waypoint.
5.  If necessary, you can name the waypoint and provide other information about it. Select the waypoint on the 
right side of the screen and select  edit Waypoint.
•  Select  Name, enter the name, and select  Done.
•  Select  Symbol and select a symbol.
•  Select  Depth, enter the depth,...

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Deleting a Waypoint or an MOB
You can delete a waypoint or an MOB that has been saved.
1. From the Home screen, select  Information > User Data > Waypoints List.
2.  Select a waypoint or an MOB.
3.  Select  Delete.
Deleting All Waypoints
From the Home screen, select  Information > User Data > Clear User Data > Waypoints > All.
Copying Waypoints
See “Chartplotter Data Management” ( page 52).
Routes
You can create and save up to 100 routes. Each route can...

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Navigation 
7. If necessary, repeat steps 5 and 6 to add additional turns, working backward from the destination to the 
present location of your boat.
The last turn you add should be where you want to make the first turn from your present location. It should 
be the turn that is closest to your boat.
8.  Select  Done when the route is complete.
9.  Review the course indicated by the magenta line.
10.  Follow the magenta line, steering to avoid land, shallow water, and...

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5. Select  Done.
Deleting a Saved Route
1. From the Home screen, select  Information > User Data > Routes.
2.  Select a route.
3.  Select  Delete.
Deleting All Saved Routes
From the Home screen, select  Information > User Data > Clear User Data > Routes > oK.
Bypassing a Waypoint on a Saved Route
You can begin navigating a saved route from any waypoint in the route.
1. From the Home screen, select  Where To? > Routes.
2.  Select a route.
3.  Select  Navigate...

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Navigation 
Setting the Color of the Active Track
You can select the color of your present track when you are viewing the navigation chart or the fishing chart.
1. From the Home screen, select  Information > User Data > Tracks > Active Track options > Track 
Color.
2.  Select a track color.
Saving the Active Track
The track currently being recorded is called the active track.
1. From the Home screen, select  Information > User Data > Tracks > Save Active Track.
2....

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Managing the Track Log Memory During Recording
1. From the Home screen, select  Information > User Data > Tracks > Active Track options > Record 
Mode.
2.  Complete an action:
• Select  Fill to record a track log until the track memory is full. 
•  Select  Wrap to continuously record a track log, replacing the oldest track data with new data.
Configuring the Recording Interval of the Track Log
You can indicate the frequency at which the track plot is...

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Where To? 
Where To?
Use the Where To? option on the Home screen to search for, and navigate to, nearby fuel, repairs, and other 
services, as well as waypoints and routes that you have created.
Marine Services Destinations
The chartplotter contains information about thousands of destinations offering marine services.
NoTe: This feature may not be available in all areas.
Navigating to a Marine Services Destination
 CAUTION
The Auto Guidance feature of the BlueChart g2...

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Where To?
When using Go To, a direct course and a corrected course may pass over land or shallow water. Use visual 
sightings and steer to avoid land, shallow water, and other dangerous objects.
You can search for saved waypoints, saved routes, saved tracks, and marine services destinations by name.
1. From the Home screen, select  Where To? > Search by Name.
2.  Enter at least a portion of the name of your destination.
3.  Select  Done. 
The 50 nearest destinations...

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Where To? 
4. Complete an action:
• Select  Forward to navigate the route from the starting point used when the route was created.
•  Select  Backward to navigate the route from the destination point used when the route was created.
A magenta line appears. In the center of the magenta line is a thinner purple line that represents the 
corrected course from your present location to the destination.  The corrected course is dynamic, and it 
moves with your boat when you...

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Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data
Almanac, On-boat, and Environmental Data
The Information screen displays information about tides, currents, celestial data, and gauges.
Almanac Data
Tide Station Information
The Tides screen shows information about a tide station ➊ for a specific date ➋ and time ➌, including the tide 
height 
➍, and when the next high and low tides will occur. By default, the chartplotter shows tide information 
for the most-recently viewed tide...